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No.471,511. Patented Mar.22, 1892'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DEYWAYNE GREENWVOOD, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE GREENW'OODSCHOOL SUPPLYOOMPANY, OF SAME 'PLAOE.

INK-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,511, dated March22, 1892.

Apnlication filed July 22, 1891. $erial No. 400,322. (Modeh) To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, DE WAYNE GREEN- WOOD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-WVells;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of my invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

Myinvention relates toink-wells for schooldesks and for use in othersimilar situations, and its object is an economical, durable, andnoiseless ink-well, which, in use, fully protects the fluid againstevaporation and dust, and in which, while, the reservoir is readilyremovable for cleaning or other purpose, it is firmly held within thematerial of the deskcover with its fiat top on a plane with the uppersurface of the desk without nails, screws, or other fasteningappliances, and in a manner that secures the reservoir from danger ofbecoming loosened or broken, thus presenting a combination ofhighly-desirable qualities that is novel in ink-well devices. Iaccomplish this object by the mechanism hereinafter described, andillustrated in the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View of a verticalsection of a portion of the desk-cover provided with my ink-well on theline 00 a: in Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is a top view of the ink-reservoir R.

Partsare indicated by letters, and similar letters refer to similarparts in both views.

The ink-reservoir R is a suitably-sized bottle, preferably of glass,cylindrical in form, with slightly-diminishing diameter from the topdownward, and having a top which is. flat with a central opening forcommunication with the interior, the opening being surrounded by a shortupward-protruding neck for a cork, or a cap lined with rubber, as may bepreferred.

Through the horizontal top or table of the desk D at the point preferredfor the location of the ink-well is made, vertically, the circularopening'H, corresponding in diameter and downward diminution of diameterwith the ink-reservoir R, and into this the ink-reservoir R is sunk,becoming firmly fixed therein, when its top coincides with the uppersurface of the desk D with its side within the desk material everywhereequally impinged by it. The pressure of the wood material of the deskupon the periphery of the ink-reservoir R is such that itcannot belifted from place by seizure of the neck and can only be dislodged byupward pressure from underneath.

My invention will now be readily comprehended and its value appreciated.I am aware that ink-wells formed by ink-reservoirs sunk into or passingthrough the desk have been made, and also that such reservoirs havinglessening diameters from the tops downward, but, however, with rims orshoulders to support them in vertically-walled openings and with variousdevices for fastening them in place are known; but I am not aware thatan ink-well of the construction I have described and illustrated wasever known prior to my invention thereof.

It is to be observed that in the ink-wells preceding mine, thereservoirs being sus pended, as stated, any shrinkage of the woodmaterial of the desk loosens them, causing noise with every jar ormovement of the desk, and also that in case the lower part of thereservoir, which protrudes below the deskcover, receives a lateral blow,as is so liable to occur from the knee of the occupant of the desk, theleverage. between the stroke-point and the point of suspension isusually certain to break the reservoir if of glass, which are defectswholly remedied by my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In ink-wells, the combination of the parts shown and described, formingan ink-Well consisting of the cylindrical and fiat-topped inkreservoirR, having an opening to its interior centrally through the top and asuitably diminishing diameter from the top downward sunk intothecircular opening H, that passes vertically through the desk-top ortable with a diameter and downward diminution of the same, correspondingwith the ink-reservoir R, substantially as described, and for thepurpose expressed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. DE WAYNE GREENWOOD. WVitnesses:

J. J. SHEETS, LoN BLACKBURN.

